The Quality Control Laboratory (QCL) of ARL is the first laboratory
in the oil-refining sector of the country to achieve the coveted ISO
9002 accreditation. This land mark achievement was accomplished in
May 1999 through completely indigenous efforts of our highly professional
QCL team. However, ISO 9002 certification is but only a small step
towards our commitment to provide analytical services of highest order
to our customers.

Quality Control Laboratory
of ARL has been awarded ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation by the
Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC), Ministry of Science
and Technology, Government of Pakistan on October 4, 2007, thereby
becoming the first and the only laboratory in the oil & gas
sector of Pakistan to achieve this distinction.

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Laboratory Accreditation is
the criteria for laboratories to demonstrate the technical competence
to carry out specific test methods, generate valid internationally
traceable calibration data, test results, and operate an effective
quality system. This accreditation, thus, gives ARL’s Laboratory
an international standing equivalent to any of the international
laboratories of repute.

We provide the following Laboratory
Services :

S/NO

Test

Method

1

Asphaltenes

IP 143

2

Acid Number

ASTM D3242 / D664

3

API Gravity

ASTM D287

4

Appearance

Visual

5

Aromatics

ASTM D1319

6

Cetane Index

ASTM D976

7

Color, ASTM

ASTM D1500

8

Color, Saybolt

ASTM D156

9

Copper Corrosion

ASTM D130

10

Cloud Point

ASTM D2500

11

Distillation

ASTM D86/D7345

12

Doctor Test

ASTM D4952

13

Ductility @ 25°C

ASTM D113

14

Electrical Conductivity

ASTM D2624

15

Existent Gum

ASTM D381

16

Flash Point, Abel

IP 170 / ASTM D56

17

Flash Point, COC

ASTM D92

18

Flash Point, PMCC

ASTM D93

19

Freezing Point

ASTM D2386

20

Heat of Combustion

ASTM D240

21

Hydrogen Content

ASTM D3343

22

Iron in Water

UOP 314

23

Kinematic Viscosity at Different Temperatures

ASTM D445 / D7042

24

Loss on Heating

ASTM D6

25

Olefins

ASTM D1319

26

Microseparometer Rating

ASTM D3948

27

Mercaptan Sulfur

ASTM D3227

28

Lead Content

IP 224

29

Particulate Contamination

ASTM D5452

30

Penetration @ 25°C

ASTM D5

31

pH of Water

ASTM D1293 / USEPA 150.1

32

Pour Point

ASTM D97

33

Residue on Evaporation at 100mL

ASTM D2158

34

RVP @ 37.8°CF

ASTM D323

35

Salts in Crude Oil

ASTM D3230

36

Smoke Point

ASTM D1322

37

Solubility in Trichloroethylene

ASTM D2042

38

Specific Energy Net

ASTM D3338

39

Specific Gravity 60/60°F

ASTM D1298

40

Sulfur Content

ASTM D4294 / D5453 / UOP 987

41

Temperature at 95% Evaporation

ASTM D1837

42

Thermal Stability by JFTOT

ASTM D3241

43

True Boiling Point

ASTM D2892

44

Total Chloride in Petroleum Distillates by Colorimetry

UOP 395

45

Bromine Number and Bromine Index of hydrocarbons by Potentiometric method